The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.4° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
1
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
24
21
20
34
20
17
21
25
18
20
28
35
105
114
113
92
18
18
18
89
58
80
82
73
53
41
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
N
35
SE
25
N
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33AM1.00m
2:31PM1.67m
3:05AM1.07m
3:38PM1.66m
4:16AM1.21m
4:35PM1.66m
5:12AM1.37m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.41m
9:28PM0.49m
8:44AM0.44m
10:23PM0.42m
9:59AM0.43m
11:08PM0.35m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
20
26
25
24
23
21
20
20
21
25
28
18
19
19
18
18
21
27
27
26
24
22
22
22
23
Feels °C
19
18
20
28
26
25
26
23
22
23
23
25
26
13
17
18
17
18
22
28
26
27
25
24
22
21
23
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